[admin: this was original accidentally posted in the windsurfing forum!]
i was thinking about getting a cheap body board second hand and sticking some fins on it for light winds just to see if you can really . i was looking at skim boards and thinking they look just like a body board but they cost $500 rather than $20 . the 3 problems i can think of is may be the buoyancy and bendyness or may be just to small but for light winds on flat water ????
im sure people have thought about this b4 and there probably a reason why people dont do it but. ...
has any 1 tried b4 or have a opinion on this ? thanks
It does actually work and its a good idea. I am sure you will get your doubters but unless people try new things these water sports don't move forward. See if you have a mate available and grab some video of you. It would e great to post it on here.
Go for it!!
If body board is used , do you have still half of your body in the water dragged around for extended time ?
I will not do this in our shark infested waters and prefer to waterstart as quick as possible or even avoid going into the water...
somehow I feel that bull shark will not be interested taking me off the speeding board but when in the water there is another story...
I think you should be able to do it. My son with his trainer kite has ridden skim boards and body boards, both without fins which meant going of the wind a bit, but he sure had a good time doing it. He stood on the skim board and kneeled on the body board. For the record I think it is a 2m kite and his weight was about 40kilos when he first tried it and last summer close to 60kilos. He has only done it in enclosed waters which are shallow so walking home is always an option.
You can kite on a bodyboard but it is important to do things progressively and start off slow. Kiting can be dangerous even with the correct equipment.
Once you are comfortable bodyboarding on a twintip, then you are ready to consider kiting a bodyboard. Be careful.
Yes you can but make sure you are seriously over powered on an onshore wind near some powerlines with someone on video duties, then once you have overcome the narcissism post it !
Lots of non replys here. 
Its not that stupid an idea. Well maybe it is but Ive done it. Quite a few times in fact.
Back in the day when I was out chasing LW and was at the beach every day I went thru a stage of picking up every old body board I spotted from the kerbside waste & taking them down to Woodies to play with while waiting/hoping for some real wind.
Wasted many a precious moment - but hey - it was way more fun than sitting in the car cursing.
The small ones - forget it - that really is stupid. But the bigger ones - used as a skim in super shallows - Yep OK - but a tad flukey.
Go anywhere beyond a few inches deep & as soon as you get any power with the slightest off surface move - intentional or otherwise - results in 2 x half sized boards on the landing.
The 1/2 sized bits definitely didnt work 
